Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

If you're new to the fediverse, our new guide to Mastodon settings will help you get started. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/how-make-mastodon-account-and-join-fediverse

Many thanks and all credit to @slendersherbet@twitter.com for this
(and @OrderRodentia I think you’ll appreciate it):

This hamster is all of us just trying to get to the end of 2022.

You know Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the guy who committed seditious conspiracy and who dropped a gun and accidentally shot himself in the eye?

Well, he was a licensed gun safety instructor

Eye. Kid. You. Not.

Tommy Tuberville has the IQ of a soil sample. #CryptoIsBullshit

'It is a mess': GOP's Tommy Tuberville laments after seeing crypto investments go bust https://www.rawstory.com/tommy-tuberville-crypto/

I wrote about pictures of empty classrooms and the future of #HigherEd.
https://medium.com/@karenraycosta/the-desire-path-of-empty-classrooms-72d7cc9f103d

When you imagine the future (of digital learning and teaching), is it one which fills you with hope, or one which fills you with dread? Affective imaginings of digital futures sparking digital advocacy and activism in the present.

I'm in the virtual session 'Exploring speculative approaches to digital education futures' and feel energised and inspired by the words of @jaross @veletsianos and others here. For this, thank you.

#DigitalFutures #DigitalLearning

Excited to share this open source video / references / infographic intro to motivation theory for #teaching through OneHigherEd.

New research provides insights into the #psychology of #motivation: the power of self-determination, the role of #goalsetting & the importance of belonging for the classroom @edtooters

http://ow.ly/A6me50LScIl

“Some in higher ed have deleted their Twitter accounts. Some have set their accounts to private. Others remain public but have stopped posting. Some only post to encourage followers to join them on an alternate social media platform.” | Inside Higher Education https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/12/01/academics-twitter-disperse-wake-musk-takeover

It's not enough to squat a Mastodon handle that you never use.

It's not enough to automatically repost your Twitter timeline.

You have a chance to be part of something new. Something important. To shape it in the right way.

With all of us.

Breathe life into *this* community and *this* network by posting here, creating here, connecting here.

Be here now.

Please only respond if you identify as trans, thank you

"I am trans and..."

(Edit: removed boost request as poll is closed)

For my #InstructionalDesign Tuesday post, I am sharing the University of Illinois-Springfield Online Instructional Activities Index.

The index lists dozens of activity types with explanations and examples. It's great for finding new ideas for student engagement!

https://www.uis.edu/ion/resources/oiai

#OnlineLearning #StudentCentered #AppliedLearning #FlippedClassroom #LearningDesign

I’ve been saying this for years.

Boost and fav if you agree!

OMG THIS IS AMAZING:

The MAGA Arizona county who refused to certify the results of the November election will cost Republicans a seat in the House: If the 47,000 ballots are not included in the final tally, Democrat Kirsten Engel will take the seat. -Jon Cooper

For those of us still wondering whether Merrick Garland will hold Trump and his key enablers accountable in the wake of the Stuart Rhodes' seditious conspiracy verdict: "The department will work tirelessly to hold accountable those responsible for crimes related to the attack on our democracy on Jan. 6th." May it be soon.

Academia friends: could you recommend any BA programs in English which have gone through a process of reinvention to diversify or 'decolonize' their course requirements and offerings? We are looking for models as we begin work on rethinking the Literature major and minors at Stevens.

#decolonizetheuniversity #rhodesmustfall #butlerbannerproject #diversify #curriculum #litstudies #AcademicMastodon @litstudies

Ok sports fans, the convictions in the Oath Keepers case are a big victory for the DOJ, but they go far beyond that in their social and even historical significance. My latest op-ed for the @latimes@twitter.com :

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-11-30/oath-keepers-seditious-conspiracy-guilty-verdict

BREAKING (CNN): The House Ways and Means Committee now has six years of Donald Trump's federal tax returns, ending a yearslong pursuit by Democrats to dig into one of the former president's most closely guarded personal details.

Job announcement: A permanent position as Associate Professor in Media and Communication is available at my Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo. Great place to work! Deadline: 14th of January 2023.
#academic #media #communication

https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/234019/associate-professor